City of Kenner is under attack
Kenner’s Fire Department Personnel needs your help Kenner’s Fire Department personnel have served our community with dedication, courage, and professionalism. Yet they are caught in the middle of a dispute they did not create and it’s costing them the raises already funded and approved by the City Council. On June 11, 2026, the Council amended…
From and after August 1, 1962, each member of the fire department who has had three years continuous service shall receive an increase in salary of two percent and shall thereafter receive an increase in salary of two percent for each year of additional service up to and including twenty years. Both the base pay…
After tax hike, turnover: why 22 firefighters left Kenner KENNER, La. — A voter-approved tax increase meant to stabilize the Kenner Fire Department has been followed by a wave of departures. Over the past year, 22 firefighters left Kenner, many for nearby departments in Jefferson Parish offering better long-term pay. Voters approved replacing a 7.4-mill tax with an 18.2-mill…
